Edible Gardening

Thanks All!!Steve I have printed off the info sheet for my gardening folder. Ladybird, I normally put a band around my apple tree, so will now be doing this to my green gage in future.Thanks againGA

Ah, the beauties of Perthshire... one day I'm going back... oops, gone off-topic there! Coriander. I sowed once this year and it's nice and big and leafy. I didn't know to sow regularly, but it seems happy, and very tasty with egg salad or curried chickpea salad!

Thanks Pete, I will try and look out and protect them this winter-will let you know! Regards Warthog

Lots of help, thanks DalbuieI think my chillis are cayenne, so I'll hope for some red ones - if that's what happens to the peppers though, I think I'll pick them green, because I haven't got so many of those.Thanks again

I've just planted my potatoes for October to Christmas and aparently I was told they'd be fine if I protect them from frost (i.e in greenhouse or cover with fleece)...You can certainly grow them in pots and containers and this was my first year for new potatoes in the summer, and they are so...

hans, on the subject of poor compost, there's a lot of it about. I know we need to conserve peat, but since they've stopped putting it in composts the stuff we have now is pretty awfull. There doesn't seem to be any fertiliser in the stuff, and it goes from soaking wet to bone dry in a couple...

also purple sprouting, lots of iron.

excellent thanks, I will try and find some today.

Hi you usually plant the clove opposed to the bulb...simply dig it up and break it down into cloves Click here and read under the plant garlic part

My marrows were planted in seed trays on 23/3 potted on 10/04 and four planted out under fleece 2/5. Then one took second prize in the local show on 25/6. They are still doing well, with about six small ones developing now.

I dont think its a vegtable. Sounds a bit like Thorn Apple or some kind of annual Datura, if so its poisonous. Not easy to ID without a picture but be wary of it until your sure.

Would love to help but have got the same problem,well 1 fruit but Idon't know if it's pollinated.Does anyone know if you can eat sqash flowers like courgettes?

Hi Oli I am no expert but all I do is put a potato that is shooting in a pot(quite large) and keep topping it up as the shoots appear, and when it gets to the top of the pot leave it to grow as normal. The main thing is to cover it when frost is in the air, and hey presto on Christmas day turn...

Thanks I will give the chocolate cake a try I found a great recipe for marrow and roast garlic soup it was very yummy, so yummy I have made it twice so far !

Steve - another tip re carrot root fly, untried, but apparently effective - is to put souther wormwood stems (pretty plant to grow too) between the rows. As I recall carrot root fly finds carots by scent, and this masks it.

if i were you id leave my pumpkin seeds for a few months

I think it prob is the colorado beetle, not much attacks tomatoes the only other definite I could find is the American bollworm that usually attacks cotton plants but will also eat tomato fruitssee if you can view this thread..its not in the best of order as it has disappeared off the web and...

I have found the only reliable method is to go out late at night with a torch (car inspection lamp) and pick them up and kill them. I can get 60 a night, but the numbers do drop off if you persevere. And I have seen the benefits.Peter

:D Let us know when Nathan, & we shall all be round for dinner. :D :D

Hi Nick, Pete's right about the sun on your tom's,it's been exceptionally hot in the greenhouse this year, tom's love lot's of water and goodness, i'm just picking my second lot of gardners delight, and my Alicante's are just turning, i have been watering on a daily basis and feeding tomorite...